Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, CAMILLE MODERNE, by HELEN ANDERSON WINSLOW



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CAMILLE MODERNE, by                    
First Line: She is not wedded
Last Line: Picking flowers!
Subject(s): Single People; Women; Bachelors; Unmarried People


She is not wedded
Her lovers are gentlemen
who bring her corsages
lozenges
She thrusts them
in crystal boxes
Pet
she says
My Pet
Straight in white
never a night but she lies
like a gilded doll
the inevitable
She lies
with dreams of death
She would be coffined
in a bride's gown
with thick blue lashes
and a tiny crown
This must be when the snow fills
over the sills
and potted palms are green
inside
Her friends will pass
over the velvet grass
and say
Charmeuse
But she says
they will forget
They will go on
Picking flowers!





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